Africa’s robust economic growth has benefited from sound economic and political governance, social investments, and increased attention to human rights and people’s freedoms. African governments have widely acknowledged the importance of gender equality and women’s rights for economic and social development as evidenced in the African Charter of Human and Peoples Rights (1981) that is ratified by 53 countries and re-affirmed by the Maputo Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa (2003). Recently, these commitments have taken the form of the global 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Africa’s Agenda 2063 as well as national legislative reforms including new constitutions; constitutional amendments; changes to legislation; new laws; and institutional mechanisms for gender equality and women’s empowerment (UNDP, 2016: 6, 98). Advancements in gender equality have also been spurred through fiscal policy, including public expenditures and subsidies; legal and regulatory measures; and set-aside programs